A bakers’ dozen of hooligans gathered in the library’s Cottonwood Room for our March meeting. Plenty of Irish tunes offered up this month, as is our custom.
Tip of the cap to Dave Stephenson, who braved playing in public for the first time. He learned, as the rest of us know all too well, that playing on your sofa with a dog for an audience is much easier than a public performance for other guitar players… He hung in there, tho’. Cudo’s to you sir.
T’was a new musical collaboration between two of our Irish fella’s, Matt and Ed. I’m not real sure about the first song they played (where the group was invited to sing along) but they were all of Irish origins.
Our guest tonight was Jordan’s designated driver and daughter, Olivia. Rumor has it she might sing with us next time with a suitable bribe. We might sneak a picture of her next time, but she was a bit shy tonight. All photos this month were by another Irish import, Nancy McKenzie.
Next month we’ll give up our Irish status and become Fools. T’will be a very short trip for most of us…
Playlist for March 2026
Nancy McKenzie & Keith Blaney, ‘Whiskey ‘Fore Breakfast’, traditional fiddle tune.
Roger Stearns & Steve Gilmore, ‘El Paso’, Marty Robbins.
Dave Stephenson, ‘Holy Holy Holy’, Reginald Heber.
Gary Krause & Bill Kappele, ‘The Gathering of Spirits’, Connie Newcomer.
Robin LeBlanc, ‘Broken Star’, original.
Jordan Evans, ‘The Mountain’, Steve Earle.
Roland Peterson, ‘Windy and Warm’, John B. Laudermilk.
Matt Potter & Ed Heffern, ‘ (can’t read) & Little Beggarman’, traditional Irish folk tunes.
Ken Frederick, ‘Irish Thing-A-Ma-Jig’, original.
Keith & Nancy, ‘I’ll Tell Me Ma, John Ryan’s Polka’, traditional Irish tunes.
Roger & Steve, ‘Long Gone Lonesome Blues’, Hank Williams.
Steve, ‘Bricks’, Mike Cross.
Gary, ‘The Circle of Love’, The Seekers.
Bill, ‘Home From the Forest’, Gordon Lightfoot.
Robin, ‘Open Bar Stool’, original.
Russ Williams, ‘A Gal in Calico’, Arthur Schwartz.
Jordan Evans, ‘Rock Me to Sleep’, Utah Phillips.
Roland, ‘ Green Green Rocky Road’, Dowe Van Ronk.
Matt & Ed, ‘Follow Me Up to Carlow’, Patrick McCall.
Ed & Matt, ‘Saint Brendan Had a Boat’, Brent Hoad (the Elders).
Ken, ‘When I’m 64’, Paul McCartney.
Roger & Steve, ‘Killing Time’, Clint Black.
Steve, ‘The Scotsman’, Mike Cross.
Bill, ‘Will James’, Ian Tyson.
One More Thing Before I Go
Brooks Hoover is giving youth guitar lessons. If you are interested, give me a ping and I’ll hook you up to make arrangements. Brooks is one of the best geetar pickers in town, for those of you who may not know him.